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Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
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Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
371 | 354 | 299 | 351 | 346 | 362 | 354 | 338 | 338 | 402 | 411 | 430 | 380 | 346 | 330 | 325 | 247 | 319 | 264 | 250 | 179 | 396 | 382 | 375 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:16PM1.58m | 11:52AM1.06m | 10:41PM1.59m | 12:41PM1.03m | 11:07PM1.58m | 1:33PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM-0.13m | 4:30PM0.64m | 5:57AM-0.16m | 4:57PM0.74m | 6:35AM-0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
304 | 354 | 295 | 302 | 346 | 362 | 354 | 338 | 338 | 402 | 411 | 430 | 380 | 346 | 330 | 325 | 247 | 319 | 122 | 250 | 161 | 396 | 382 | 375 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 |
20 | 304 | 299 | 351 | 281 | 264 | 202 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 268 | 299 | 378 | 294 | 294 | 9 | 30 | 51 | 264 | 90 | 179 | 209 | 273 | 343 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | NW 20 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
14 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 97 | 130 | 51 | 25 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 213 | 213 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 148 | 305 | 329 |
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